Mr. Roy Sipes

Roy L. Sipes was born September 12, 1944 to Robert Lee Sipes and Mary B. Sipes Whisenhunt in Panola County on Land that is now under Martin Lake. He went all 12 years of school in Tatum, graduating in 1963. After high school, he worked various jobs until 1965 when he went to work for Hychem Construction Co. at Texas Eastman in Longview. In 1967 he went to work for Caddo Construction and in 1976 transferred directly to Texas Eastman, retiring in 1997 after 32 years of service. On a sunny Sunday afternoon in October 1966 he met Anne Clare and they were married on May 31, 1968. They just celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Lee Sipes and Mary B. Sipes Whisenhunt; sisters, Sue Malone, Olivia Cooper, and Effie McComb; brothers, Marlin Sprattley, A.L. Sipes, and James Sipes; and brother-in-law, Charlie Clark. Survivors include: wife, Anne Clare Sipes of Henderson; brothers, Jesse Sipes and wife Sissy, Ricky Sipes and wife Debbie, Jimmy Sipes and wife Linda, all of Henderson, Johnny Sipes and wife Vickie of Kilgore, Danny Sipes of South Caroline, and Arlin Sprattley and wife Carol of Tulsa, OK; sisters, Faye Hutto and husband Mike of South Carolina, Kathy Noll and husband Joe of Longview, and Ada Mae Waldron of Hallsville; brothers-in-law, Kenneth Malone of Henderson, and Gerald Cooper of Longview; sisters-in-law, Asaka Sprattley of Oxnard, CA, Patsy Sipes of Hallsville, and Jane Clark of Longview; aunt, Cynthia Lawhorn of Henderson; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be Darin McKenzie, Scott Gannon, Mark Wheat, Kevin Clark, Jeremy Sipes, Jason Sipes, Michael Tarbutton, Derrel Nichols, and Phillip McClain. Memorial services for Mr. Sipes will be held at 2 pm Tuesday, August 20, 2013 in the chapel of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Rev. David Luckert officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 pm until service time on Tuesday at the funeral home. If desired, memorial donations may be made to Harmony Hill Cemetery Perpetual Care, C/O Mrs. Cindy Reese, at P.O. Box 1061, Tatum, TX 75691, and/or Hospice of East Texas at 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, TX 75701. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mr. Roy Sipes

September 12, 1944 - August 17, 2013